Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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Total Synthesis of (1$~,4~B,SBO -4-(4,8-dimethyl-5-
hydroxy-7-nonenyl)-4-methyl-3,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]
octane-l-acetic acid
The present invention relates to a method for the total
synthesis of (lRS,4SR,SRS)-4-(4,8-dimethyl-5-hydroxy-
7-nonenyl)-4-methyl-3,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane-~-
acetic acid. The compound and its preparation from
the naturally occurring compound known as zoapatanol
are described in U.S. Patent No. 4,102,895 and has the
following structure:
OH ~ OO~
CH3 14
The bicyclic compound is active as a utero-evacuant agent.
The synthesis is comprised of several steps which are
summarized in the following schematic diagram:
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X~ LiCH2C02Et Et~ _,~
0 2
~,_~
~lSt~ ] 2 3/C~30H4I20
~>~Br ~ H~', Br
4 ~ ~4 +
~_Br ~--~rBr
0~ '~
Sb 6b
THF-HtD?A) , ~ ~
6b CH3 + 6b
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1) B2H6
~sO ~ 2) H202~ao~) Ms ~ ~ CH3
8 9
I CH3
~iCH~C02CH3
CH3 ~
1 ) B2H6
~ 2) H22-NaH
CH O ~ ~ H
3 i CH3
11 ¦CH30H-H20
NaOH
~ Jones Reagent
~! 2) NaBH4/CH30H
OH
wherein X is chloro or bromo. MCPBA is m-chloroper~enzoic
acid and ~sCl is mesyl chloride.
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As can be seen from the diagram, the first step in the
synthesis involves the transformation of the triene (1)
into the triene ester (2) by reaction with ethyl 2-
lithioacetate (generated from ethyl acetate and lithium
diisopropylamide). The reaction can be carried out at
a temperature between -80~ -0C in a ~uitable solvent
such as tetrahydrofuran or dioxane. The preferred tem-
perature is about -78C. Alternatively, the triene ester
(2) can ~e prepared by addition of 2-propenyl magnesium
bromide to 4-methylene-5-hexenal to yield a secondary
alcohol which is converted to the triene ester by treat-
~ent with an exce~s of triethyl orthoacetate. The
reaction is preferably carried out in the presence of
propionic acid as a catalyst and at a temperature of
about 120-140C in an inert atmosphere such as nitrogen,
for example. The preferred temperature is about 130C.
Epoxidation of the triene ester (2) with about one equi-
valent of m-chloroperbenzoic acid gives a crude mono-
epoxide which is used as such in the next two steps. ~hereaction is carried out in a ~olvent such as methylene
chloride or chloroform at a temperature between about
-10-25C and preferably about 0C. The crude epoxide
is first hydrolyzed in a basic medium and then acidi4ied
witn acid to afford the y-lactone (4). As the basic
medium, potassium carbonate, sodium hydroxide or sodium
bicarbonate in a methanol-water solvent can be employed.
Examples of acids which can be employed include hydro-
chloric acid and sulfuric acid. The crude lactone is
purified by techniques known to those skilled in the
art such as, for example, column chromatoqraphy.
The lactone (4) is then treated with bromine (about 1
equivalent) in a suitable solvent such as ~ethylene
chloride at a temperature of about -10-20C, and
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preferably about 0C, to give a mixture of primary epi-
meric brom~des [(5a) and (Sb)] with simultaneous forma-
tion of a tetrahydrofuran ring. The mixture of lactones
is treated with lithium aluminum hydride (about 1 equiva-
lent) in a suitable solvent such as ether to give thecorresponding bromo diols [(6a) and (6b)]. The reaction
is preferably carried out in a suitable solvent such as
methylene chloride at a temperature of about 0C. Cycliza-
tion of the mixture of bromo diols [(6a) and (6b)] with
about two e~uivalents of sodium hydride in a solvent mix-
ture such as, for example, hexamethylphosphoramide-
tetrahydrofuran or dimethylformamide-tetrahydrofuran at
a temperature of about 50-70C, and preferably about 60C,
gives the primary alcohol (7). The alcohol (7) is purified
by techniques known to those skilled in the art such as
chromatography over an adsorbent material such as florisil,
alumina or silica gel.
Treatment of the alcohol (7) with methanesulfonyl chloride
in a suitable solvent such as methylene chloride in the
presence of a base such as triethylamine affords the
corresponding mesylate (8). The olefinic mesylate (8)
is hydroborated with an excess of diborane in a suitable
solvent such as tetrahydrofuran at a temperature between
0-25C followed by oxidation with hydrogen peroxide in
the presence of an aqueous base such as sodium hydroxide
to afford a primary alochol (9). The alcohol is then con-
verted to the methyl ester (11) by reaction with methyl-
2-lithio-propionate (generated from methyl propionate
and lithium diisopropylamide) in a suitable solvent such
as tetrahydrofuran at a temperature between -78-25C.
Alternatively, the methyl ester (11) is prepared by reacting
the mesylate (8) with methyl 2-lithio-propionate to form
the corresponding ester (11) which is then hydroborated
with diborane in a suitable solvent such as tetrahydro-
furan followed by oxidation with hydrogen peroxide in the
presence of aqueous alkali.
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The ester (11) is then hydrolyzed in a basic medium such
as sodium hydroxide in methanol-wAter nd acidified with
an inorganic acid such as, for example, concentrated
hydrochloric acid to give the corre~ponding acid (12).
Treatm~nt of the acid (12) in ether with lithium hydride
followed by reaction with 3-methyl-2-butenyl lithium
gives the corresponding ketone (13). The ketone is
purified by techniques Xnown to those sXilled in the
art such as, for example, chromatography over an adsor-
bent mat-rial such as Florisil, ~ilica g~l or alumina.
keto-alcohol (13) is then oxidized with a suitable
oxidizing agent such as chromium trioxide-sulfuric acid
(Jones reagent) in a suitabl- ~olvent ~uch as acetone to
give a keto-acid which is convertea without purification
to (lRS,4SR,SRS)-4-(4,8-di~ethyl-5-hydroxy-7-nonenyl)-4-
methyl-3,8-dioxabicyclo 13.2.1] octane-l-acetic acid
(14) by treatment with odium borohydride or odium
cyanoborohydride in a uitable ~olvent such as methanol,
ethanol or isopropanol. The reaction is carried out at
a temperature between 0C and room temperature. The
preferred reaction temperature is about 0C.
The starting material employed in the synthesi~ of the
dioxabicyclo compound, l-bromo-2-methyl-6-methylene-
2,7-octadiene is prepared according to the method of
. von P. Gopfert and ~. Beck, elv. Chim. Acta.,
50, 2446 (1967).
The followins example~ descri~e the invention in greater
particularity and are int~nded to be a way of illustrating
but not limiting the invention.
* A Trademark for a synethetic silicate.
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Example 1
Ethyl 4-methyl-8-methylene-(E)-4,9-decadienoate (2)
. Lithium diisopropylamide (15 mM) is generated from
n-butyl lithium and diisopropylamine in tetrahydrofuran
S (100 ml) in the usual manner. Ethyl acetate (1.3 g,
14.6 mM) is added to this reagent at -7~C under nitro-
gen and the mixture is stirred for two hours. A solu-
tion of l-chloro-2-methyl-6-methylene-2(E)-7-octadiene
(2.5 g, 14.6 mM) in tetrahydrofuran (3 ml) is added
dropwise during a ten minute period. The resultant
mixture is stirred for two hours and then allowed to
warm to 0C, a~ter which ice-water is added tS0 ml).
The aqueous phase is washed with brine (100 ml), water
(2 x 100 ml) and then dried (Na2SO4). The solvent is
removed in vacuo to give a crude product (2.9 g). This
material is further purified by column chromatography on
silica gel (50 g) with 10% ether in petroleum to give
ethyl 4-methyl-8-methylene-(E)-4,9-decadienoate (2.1 g,
70%) as a colorless liquid.
IR (neat) 1738 and 1595 cm 1
NMR (CDC13)~ 1.23 (t, J~7Hz, 3H, CH3CH20-), 1.63 ~bs, 3H,
C_3 y , 4.10 (q, J=7Hz, 2H, CH3CH2-O-), 4.~7-6.57
~H
(m, 6H, olefinic protons)
B. A mixture of 2-methyl-6-methylene-1,7-octadien-3-ol
(34 g, 0.224 M), triethyl orthoacetate ~80 g, 0.5 M) and
propionic acid (1 ml) is heated at 135C (bath temperature)
under nitrogen for four hours. The resulting mixture is
cooled to room temperature and treated with pyridine (1 ml).
~ost of the excess reagent is removed in vacuo (high
vacuum pump) and the residue is purified ~y column
chromatography on silica gel (300 g) with 5~ ether in
petroleum ether, to give ethyl 4-methyl-8-methylene-(E)-
4,9-decadienoate (35 g, 70%) as a colorless liquid.
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Example 2
2-Methyl-6-meth~lene-1,7-octadien-3-ol
2-Propenyl magnesium bromide is prepared under nitrogen
from 2-bromopropene (50 g, 0.417 M) and magnesium (12 g,
0.5 M) in tetrahydrofuran (150 ml) in the usual manner.
To this reagent, a solution of 4-methylene-5-hexenal
(62 g, 0.564 M) in tetrahydrofuran (100 ml) is slowly
added during a two hour period at 0C. After the addition
is complete, the mixture is allowed to warm to room
temperature and then stirred overnight. The resulting
mixture is poured into cold saturated ammonium chloride
solution (500 ml) and the aqueous layer is extracted with
ether (3 x 500 ml). The combined organic layers are dried
(Na2SO4) and the solvent is removed in vacuo. The residue
(56.5 g) is purified by column chromatography on silica
gel (350 g) with 25~ ether in petroleum ether to give
2-methyl-6-methylene-1,7-o~dien-3-ol (32 g, 51%) as a
colorless liquid.
IR (neat) 3430 cm 1
NMR (CDC13)~ 4.08 (t, J=6Hz, lH, HO-C~-CH2-), 4.78-6.63
(m, 7H, olefinic protonsj
Example 3
2-(1-Hydroxy-4-methylene-5-hexenyl)-2-methyl-5-oxo-
tetrahydrofuran (4)
m-Chloroperbenzoic acid (36 g, 0.175 M) is added
in five portions to a mixture of ethyl 4-methyl-
8-methylene-(E)-4,9-decadienoate (40 g, 0.18 M) and
methylene chloride (1 1), at -8C under nitrogen and
the resulting mixture is stirred for two hours. The
~recipitate is filtered and the filtrate dried ln vacuo
to give crude ethyl ~-methyl-8-methylene-4,5-oxido-9-
decenoate. This material is dissolved in methanol (200 ml)
and the resulting solution is treated with saturated
potassium carbonate solution (50 ml) and water (50 ml)
and stirred overnight. Most of the methanol is removed
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in vacuo, the residue is cooled to 0C and slowly treated
with oonc. hydnx~loric acid (150 ml). The r~ting m~d~re is
ext~ed with ether (3 x 350 ml). The combined ~nic layers
are dried (Na2SO4), the solvent is removed ln vacuo, and
the residue (S2 g)is purified by column chromatography
on silica gel (400 g) with ether-petroleum ether (4:1)
to give 2-(1-hydroxy-4-methylene-5-hexenyl)-2-methyl-
5-oxo-tetrahydrofuran as a colorless liquid (22 g, 58%).
IR (neat) 3460, 1770 and 1595 cm~l
NMR (CDC13)~ 1.37 (s, 3H, CH3-C-O-), 3.78 (bt, lH,
HCOH), 4.97-6.67 (m, 5H, olefinic protons)
Example 4
2-Bromomethyl-5-[2-(2-methyl-5-oxo-tetrahydrofuranyl)]-
lS 2-vinyltetrahYdrofuran (5a and 5b)
3romine (15.8 g, 0.1 M) in methylene chloride (10 ml)
is added slowly to a mixture of 2-(1-hydroxy-4-methylene-
5-hexe~yl)-2-methyl-5-oxo-tetrahydrofuran (21.5 g,
0.102 M) and methylene chloride at 0C. After the
addition is complete, the mixture is allowed to warm
to room temperature and then stirred overnight. The
resultant mixture is treated with water (300 ml). The
aqueous phase is extracted with methylene chloride
(300 ml), the combined extracts are dried (Na2SO4) and
the solvent i3 removed ln vacuo to give a dar~ brown
oil (31 g). The oil is purified by column chromato-
graphy on silica gel (200 g) with ether-petroleum
ether (13:7) to give 2-bromomethyl-5-[2-(2-methyl-5-
oxo-tetrahydrofuranyl)]-2-vinyltetrahydrofuran as a
light brown oil (12.7, 60~ yield).
IR (neat) 1770 cm 1
NMR (CDC13)~ 1.40 (s, 3H, CH3-Ç-O), 3.4 and 3.41 (both
singlets, 2H, -CH2Br), 5.02-6.2 (m, 3H, olefinic
protons)
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Example 5
2-Bromomethyl-5-[2-(2,5-dihydroxypentanyl)]-2-vinyl
tetrahydrofuran (6a and 6b)
A mixture of the isomers of 2-bromomethyl-5-[2-(2-methyl-
5-oxo-tetrahydrofuranyl)]-2-vinyltetrahydrofuran (7.4 g,
26 mM) and ether (50 ml) is added slowly to a mixture of
lithium aluminum hydride (1 g, 2.7 mM) and ether (300 ml)
at 0C under nitrogen. After the addition is complete,
the mixture is allowed to warm to room temperature and
then stirred for two hours. The mixture is then cooled
to 0C and 5% sodium bicarbonate solution (50 ml) is
carefully added. The mixture is filtered throuqh a pad
of Celite and the filtrate is dried (Na2SO4). The
solvent is removed in vacuo to give the crude product
lS (7.3 g). This material is purified by column chromato-
graphy on silica gel (200 g) with ethyl acetate-ether
(1:4) to give 2-bromomethyl-5-[2-(2,5-dihydroxypentanyl)-
2-vinyltetrahydrofuran as a light yellow oil (7.0 g,
94%).
IR (neat) 3460 cm 1
ExamPle 6
(lRS,4SR,5RS)-4-(3-Hydroxypropyl)-4-methyl-1-vinyl-3,8-
dioxabicyclo ~3.2.1] octane (7)
A mixture of the isomers of 2-bromomethyl-5-[2-(2,5-
dihydroxypentanyl)]-2-vinyltetrahydrofuran (101 mg,
0.35 mM), sodium hydride (18 mg, 0.72 mM), tetra-
hydrofuran (10 ml) and hexamethylphosphoramide
(1 ml) is heated at 60C (bath temperature) for four
hours. The resulting mixture is cooled to room
temperature, treated with ice-water (10 ml) and dried
(~a2SO4). The solvent is removed ln vacuo to give a
pale yellow oil (gO mg). The oil is purified by column
chromatography on silica gel (10 g) with ether-petroleum
3S ether (7:3) to give (lRS,4SR,5RS)-4-(3-hydroxypropyl)-4-
methyl-l-vinyl-3,8-dioxabicyclo ~3.2.1~ octane as a
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colorle~s liquid (23 mg, 30%).
IR (neat) 3435 cm 1
NMR (CDC13)8 1;38 (s, 3H, CH3-Ç-O-), 5.06-6.16 (m,
3H, olefinic protons)
s
Example 7
(lRS,4SR,5RS)-4-(3-Methanesulfonyloxypropyl)-4-methyl-
l-vinyl-3,8-dioxabicyclo t3.2.1] octane (8)
Methanesulfonyl chloride (200 mg, 2.6 mM) is added slowly
to a mixture of (lRS,45R,5RS)-4-(3-hydroxypropyl)-4-
methyl-l-vinyl-3,8^dioxabicyclo [3.2.1] octane (333 ~g,
1.6 mM) in methylene chloride (30 ml) and triethylamine
(2 ml) at 0C and ~tirred for five minutes. The result-
ing mixture is treated with methanol (1 ml) and most of
the solvent is removed in vacuo. The residue is filtered
through a silica gel (20 g) colu~n and washed with ether-
petroleum ether (1:1, 300 ml). The olvent is removed
in vacuo to give (lRS,45R,5~-4-(3-methanes~lfonyloxy-
propyl)-4-methyl-1-vinyl-3,8-dioxa~icyclo [3.2.1] octane
(408 mg, 90%) as a colorless oil.
IR (neat) 1650 cm 1
~MR (CDC13)~ 1.38 (s, 3~, CH3-Ç-O-), 3.10 (s, 38,
O ' O
CH3-S-O-), 4.20 (t, 2H, J~6Hz, CH3-~-O-CH2-CH2-~,
O O
5.12-6.18 (m, 3H, olefinic protons)
Example 8
(lRS,4~,5RS)-4-(3-Methanesulfonyloxypropyl)-4-methyl-
3,8-dioxabicyclo [3.2.1~ octane-l-ethanol (9)
A mixture of diborane in tetrahydrofuran (1 ml, lmM)
is added slowly to a mixtureof (lRS,45R,SRS)-4-(3-
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methanesulfonyloxypropyl)-4-methyl-1-vinyl-3,8-
dioxabicyclo 13.2.1] octane (350 mg, 1.2 mM) and tetra-
hydrofuran (5 ml) at 0C under nitrogen and stirred for
thirty minutes. The resulting mixture is allowed to
warm to room temperature and stirred for an additional
two hours. The mixture is cooled to 0C and 3N sodium
hydroxide (0.3 ml) is added followed by the addition of
30% hydrogen peroxide (0.3 ml). The resulting mixture
is all~wed to warm to room temperature and stirred for
2.5 hours. The mixture is then treated with water (10 ml)
and extracted with ether (5 x 20 ml). The combined
organic phases are dried (Na2SO4) and the solvent is
remo~ed in vacuo. The residue is purified by column
chromatography on silica gel (30 g) with ether to give
(lRS,45R,SRS)-4-(3-methanesulfonyloxypropyl)-4-methyl-
3.8-dioxabicyclo 13.2.1] octane-l-ethanol ~275 mg, 80%)
as a colorless oil.
IR (neat) 3450 cm~l
NMR (CDC13)~ 1.38 (s, 3H, CH3-C-O-), 3.02 (s, 3H,
o
CH3 ~ O )
o
Example_9
(lRS,4SR,SRS)-4-(4-Carbomethoxypentyl)-4-methyl-3,8-
dioxabicyclo 13.2.1] octane-l-ethanol (11)
A. Methyl-2-lithio propionate is generated from methyl
propionate (176 mg, 2 mM) and lithium diisopropylA~ide
(2 mM) in tetrahydrofuran (5 ml) under nitrogen in the
usual manner. To this reagent, tlRS,4SR,5RS)-4-(3-
methanesulfonyloxypropyl)-4-methyl-3,8-dioxabicyclo
[3.2.13 octane-l-ethanol (258 mg, 0.84 mM) in tetra-
hydrofuran (5 ml) is slowly added at -78C and stirred
for two hours. The resulting mixture is allowed to
warm to room temperature and stirred for an additional
3s hour. This mixture is then poured into saturated
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aqueous ammonium chloride solution (5 ml) and extracted
with ether (5 x 10 ml). The combined organic layers
are dried (Na2SO4), the solvent is removed in vacuo
and the residue is purified by column chromatography
on silica gel (30 g1 with ether-petroleum ether (4:1)
to give (lRS,4SR,5RS)-4-(4-carbomethoxypentyl)-4-methyl-
3,8-dioxabicyclo ~3.2.1l octane-l-ethanol (71 mg, 30%)
as a colorless oil.
IR (neat) 3450 and 1740 cm 1
NMR (CDC13)~ 1.15 (d, J=6Hz, 3H, CH3¢H), 1.30 (s, 3H,
CH3-,C-O-)~ 3.66 (s, 3H, CH30-C-)
B. Following the procedure for the preparation of
(lRS,4SR,SRS)-4-(3-methanesulfonyloxypropyl)-4-methyl-
3,8-dioxabicyclo 13.2.1] octane-l-ethanol, but substitut-
ing (lRS,4SR,5RS)-4-(4-carbomethoxypentyl)-4-methyl-1-
vinyl-3,8-dioxabicyclo 13.2.1~ octane for (lRS,4SR,5RS)-
4-(3-methanesulfonyloxypropyl)-4-methyl-1-vinyl-3,8-
dioxabicyclo 13.2.1] octane, (lRS,4SR,SRS)-4-(4-carbo-
methoxypentyl)-4-methyl-3,8-dioxabicyclo [3.2.1] octane-
l-ethanol is obtained.
ExamPle 10
(lRS,4SR,SRS)-4-(4-Carbomethoxypentyl)-4-methyl-1-vinyl-
3,8-dioxabicyclo 13.2.1] octane (10)
Following the procedure for the preparation of (lRS,4SR,
5RS)-4-(4-carbomethoxypentyl)-4-methyl-3,8-dioxabicyclo
[3.2.1~ octane-l-ethanol, but substituting (lRS,4SR,5RS)-
4-(3-methanesulfonyloxypropyl)-4-methyl-1-vinyl-3,8-
dioxabicyclo [3.2.1~ octane for (lRS,4SR,5RS)-4-(3-
methanesulfonyloxypropyl)-4-methyl-3,8-dioxabicyclo
[3.2.1~ octane-l-et~lanol, (lRS,4SR,5RS)-4-(4-carbo-
methoxypentyl)-4-met:hyl-1-vinyl-3,8-dioxabicyclo [3.2.1]
octane is obtained.
IR (neat) 1765 and 1640 cm 1
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NMR (CDC13)~ 1.15 (d, J=6Hz, 3H, CH3CH), 1.30 (s, 3H,
CH3-C-o-), 3.65 (s, 3H, CH30C-), 5.0-6.2 (m, 3~,
olefinic protons)
s
Example 11
(lB~,45R,5BO -4-(4-Carboxypentyl)-4-methyl-3,8-dioxa-
bicyclo [3.2.1] octane-l-ethanol (12)
A mixture of (lRS,4SR,5RS)-4-(4-carbomethoxypentyl)-4-
methyl-3,8-dioxabicyclo ~3.2.1] octane-l-ethanol (71 mg,
0.24 mM~, methanol (3 ~1), water (1 ml) and lN sodium
hydroxide (1 ml) is stirred at room temperature under
nitrogen for twenty hours. Most of the methanol is
removed in vacuo and the residue is treated with con-
centrated hydrochloric acid (1 ml) at 0C and extracted
- with ethyl acetate (3 x 30 ml}. The combined organic
layers are dried (Na2SO4) and evaporated in vacuo to
give a colorless oil. This material is filtered through
a silica gel column (3 g) and washed with ether (200 ml).
The solvent is removed in vacuo to give (lRS,4SR,5RS)-
4-(4-carboxypentyl)-4-methyl-3,8-dioxabicyclo [3.2.13
octane-l-ethanol (58 mg, 88~) as a colorless oil.
IR (neat) 3450-2450 (broad), and 1725 cm 1
Example 12
(lRS,4SR,5RS)-4-(4,8-Dimethyl-5-oxo-7-nonenyl)-4-methyl-
3,8-dioxabicyclo [3.2.13 octane-l-ethanol (13)
A mixture of (lRS,4SR,5RS)-4-(4-carboxypentyl)-4-methyl-
3,8-dioxabicyclo [3.2.1] octane-l-ethanol (58 mg, 0.2 mM),
lithium hydride (10 mg, 1.25 mM) and ether (5 ml) is
stirred at room temperature under nitrogen for two hours.
An excess of 3-methyl-2-butenyl lithium is added to this
mixture at room temperature. The resulting mixture is
stirred for two hours and then treated with 5% sodium
bicarbonate solution (5 ml) and extracted with ethyl
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acetate (3 x 20 ml). The combined organic layers are
dried (Na2SO4), evaporated in vacuo and the residue is
purified by column chromatography on silica gel (7 g)
with ether to give (lRS,4SR,5RS)-4-(4,8-dimethyl-5-oxo-
S 7-nonenyl)-4-methyl-3,8-dioxabicyclo [3.2.1~ octane-l-
ethanol 113 mg), 25~) as a colorless oil).
IR (neat) 3380 and 1710 cm 1
~MR (CDC13)~ 1.30 (s, 3H, CH3-¢-O-), 1.63 and 1.75 (both
bs, 3H each, (Ca-3)2~, 3.11 (d, J-6~z, 2~, 2Ca-CH2~O),
5.28 (bt, J~6Hz, lH, /C=CH-CH2-)
Example 13
(lRS,4SR,5RS)-4-(4,8-Dimethyl-5-hydroxy-7-nonenyl)-4--
methyl-3,8-dioxabicyclo [3.2.1] octane-l-acetic acid (14)
A slight excess of Jones reagent is added to a mixture
of (lRS,45R,5RS)-4-(4,8-dimethyl-5-oxo-7-nonenyl)-4-
methyl-3,8-dioxabicyclo [3.2.1] octane-l-ethanol (13 mg,
0.04 mM) and acetone (3 ml) at 0C under nitrogen for
thisty minutes. The resulting mixture is treated with
2-propanol (1 ml) and stirred for ten minutes. The
mixture is treated with water (10 ml) and extracted
with ether (3 x 20 ml). The combined organic layers
are dried (Na2SO4) and evaporated in vacuo to give
crude (lRS,4SR,5RS)-4-(4,8-dimethyl-5-oxo-7-nonenyl)-
4-methyl-3,8-dioxabicyclo ~3.2.1] octane-l-acetic
acid (10 mg) as a yellowish oil. This material is
dissolved in methanol (2 ml) and treated with sodium
borohydride (50 mg) at 0C under nitrogen. A~ter
stirring for five mlnutes, the mixture is allowed to
warm to room temperature, acetone (0.5 ml) is added
and the resulting mixture is stirred for thirty mi~utes.
~CSt of the solvent is re.moved in vacuo, 2N hydrochloric
acid (5 ml) is added and the resulting mixture is
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extracted with ether (3 x 10 ml). The combined organic
layers are dried (Na25O4), evaporated in vacuo and the
residue is purified by column chromatography on silica
gel (S g) with ether to give (lRS,4SR,SRS)-4-(4,8-
i dimethyl-;-hydroxy-7-nonenyl)-4-methyl-3,8-dioxabicyclo
[3.2.1] octane-l-acetic acid (7 mg) as a colorless oil.
IR (neat): 3460, 1724 cm 1
NMR (C~C13)~ : 0.88 (d, J~7~z, 3H, CH3CH), 1.31 (s, 3H,
C~3C-O-), 1.63 and 1.71 teach s, each 3H, (CH3)2-C~CH-3,
2.60 (s, 2~, -C~2CO2H), 3.39 and 3.76 (each d, JsllHz,
2H, -C-CH2-O-CI-), 5.16 (bt, J-6Hz, lH, ~C-CH-CH2-)
